Junkanoo cash for votes probe
THE Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence has asked the Royal Bahamas Police Force to investigate claims of bribery at the 2018 Boxing Day and New Years Day parades, according to JCNP chairman Silbert Ferguson.
Customs splitting ‘sheep from goats’ in courier industry
CUSTOMS’ roll-out of its new electronic platform has exposed several “rogue operators” in the courier sector, its top official saying: “The time has come to separate the sheep from the goats.”
Junkanoo Beach’s upgrade in ‘millions’
The Minnis Cabinet will “certainly” receive a recommendation in the 2019 first quarter on which of three bids is best-suited to take over Junkanoo Beach and invest “millions” in its upgrade.
WORLD VIEW: National good over narrow interests in Guyana
THE President of Guyana, David Granger, and the Opposition leader, Bharat Jagdeo, showed political maturity when they met on January 9 to try to resolve a constitutional crisis that could have led to civil strife and the destabilisation of Guyana.
New owners launch Walker’s Cay clean-up
AMERICAN philanthropist and businessman Carl Allen, and his wife, Gigi, the new owners of Walker’s Cay, are in the process of cleaning up the island as the beginning of phase one of the redevelopment project to return the northernmost cay to its former glory.
Failed shift to LNG fuel ‘a blessing in disguise’
THE country’s missed LNG possibility more than a decade ago may have been a blessing in disguise, according to experts, who noted the radical shift in US export trends since that bid was shelved.
Prime Minister flies to Brussels for talks
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis leaves for Brussels, Belgium, this morning to hold bilateral talks with high-ranking officials of the European Commission.
Family shock as killer’s sentence cut by 19 years
A nearly 20 year sentence reduction for a convicted Grand Bahama murderer has sent shockwaves through the victim’s family, and left his widow calling for changes to the country’s legal system.
EDITORIAL: Where did Trump get so much power? Remember Dick Cheney?
Stories about what is now the longest government shutdown in US history dominated news reports during the past week. President Trump’s decision to force a standoff with the newly empowered Democratic majority in Congress over his desire to complete a border wall along America’s southern border with Mexico has so far not dimmed opposition resolve.
Athletes qualify for the CARIFTA Games
Rivaled training partners Jaida Knowles and Anthaya Charlton, Grand Bahamian sprinter Terrance Jones and thrower Rhema Otabor surpassed the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games at the 30th T-Bird Flyers Track and Field Classic.
Canon Campbell Misfires
The Reverend Canon Sebastian Campbell is passionate about our home-grown national honours system and well he should be. He has worked assiduously to bring it in to being.
Post office boxes
East Hill General Post Office, which has not provided the renters of Post Office Boxes for three-four years any resemblance of some service, again the Post Master - Ministry of Transport defined everything and asks for full payment of rental for 2019-2020!
Baha Mar dock
BAHA MAR’S new marina… a dock is a dock an erection of wooden piles with a walking area on top usually straight out into the water - a marina might have a boulder breakwater, as the new Baha Mar does plus berths which their marina has.
NCAA Division I: Basketball players shine
RADSHAD Davis’ late-game heroics and coach Yolette McPhee-McCuin leading her team to a major upset win highlighted a weekend of performances from Bahamians in NCAA Division I basketball.
College Basketball: Bahamians go head-to-head
FOLLOWING a break for the holidays, collegiate basketball resumed amongst Canadian colleges and universities with several Bahamians back on the court for their respective programmes.
Temple Christian Suns retain titles
THE Temple Christian Suns retained their mini boys and primary girls titles as the Freedom Baptist Academy’s sixth annual Majority Rule Basketball Tournament concluded over the weekend.
Farmer crisis over BAMSI retail exit
BAMSI’s chairman has recommended that it should exit the retail business - despite one Bahamian farmer warning he will have to axe staff if this decision is executed now.
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Acting Chief Justice: Courts do not create criminals, society does
THE country’s top judge has noted that “unfair criticisms” of the country’s judicial system has subsided over the past year, though she reminded those who continue to blame the courts for the country’s crime woes that the courts "do not create criminals”, but society does.
